20484205https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20484205District of ColumbiaWashingtonCounty311842Circuit761843Circuitdismissed104National Archives, Washington, D. C.Robert Trunnel has a petition for freedom pending in the courts. He is currently confined to jail by Hope H. Slatter, who Trunnel believes is a "foreign trader of slaves." Trunnel seeks an injunction preventing Slatter from removing or selling him beyond the jurisdiction of the court.Sues for freedom (enslaved)FPOC sues whiteJails/WorkhousesAssaultSlave trade (domestic)